(As reported in the Bangor Daily News)

10 years ago – March 3, 1995

BANGOR – City councilors won’t take up the future of the Freese’s building until Wednesday evening, but Daryl Rhodes has a song in his heart after meeting with City Manager Edward Barrett and economic development director Ken Gibb.

“I came away feeling very uplifted and very encouraged,” Rhodes said afterward. He believes there is a very good chance that the city will get behind the Northern Conservatory of Music’s proposal to develop the building and start the Maine School for the Arts.

25 years ago – March 3, 1980

BANGOR – “Older workers, we have discovered, are generally more reliable, responsible and diligent than their younger counterparts,” said Laurie Johnston, employment council office older worker specialist in Bangor. “Since people are living longer, we try through this office to match the skills of those 55 or older with openings. They often come to us with specialized skills, experience and proven records. And they don’t spend their time on one job looking for another.”

Among the growing number of workers in the over-55 category are two plucky women employed at the University of Maine, neither of whom had ever worked outside the home until a few years ago. Both are supremely happy in what they are doing and so are their employers.

A white-haired bustling grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Stewart of Old Town was compelled to seek employment after her husband died.

Another woman, Ceretha Brissette, also of Old Town, had spent her married life working in the home and caring for her children.

50 years ago – March 3, 1955

BANGOR – Robert Lowell, representative of the Coca Cola Bottling Co., showed a motion picture called “Baseball in Boston,” filmed by his company, to members of the Kiwanis Club at their regular meeting at the Bangor House.

Walter Hersey presided at the session, introducing guest Kiwanians Harry Church of Brewer, Frank Fin of Orono and James O’Neal of Boston. A new Kiwanian, Fred A. Tuck, was introduced by Andrew J. Pease.

Emerson Hunt spoke briefly on the American Legion’s program for Boys’ and Girls’ State, adding that the Kiwanis Club has always sponsored two boys to that event.

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WINTERPORT – Members of the Bangor Police and Firemen’s Minstrels will augment a cast from the local American Legion Post in a musical presentation. The show will benefit the Polio Fund and is being directed by Harry F. Moon.

The cast from Bangor will include John Person as master of ceremonies, and Jim Kelleher, John Elliott, John Agnew and James Murray as cast members.

Some of the dance acts given in the Bangor show will be presented, including a specialty by Mr. and Mrs. Chris Morrill and a solo by Carol Anne Shanley.

Both Police Chief John B. Toole and Fire Chief John J. Nelligan have been invited as guests for the occasion.

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ORONO – Representatives of the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. will interview senior engineering students at the University of Maine.

Discussion of the Allis-Chalmers graduate training course will be led by D.P. Appleton, manager of the firm’s Augusta district office, and J.C. Schroeder of the employment department of the firm’s West Allis Works.

Allis-Chalmers annually selects outstanding graduate engineers from colleges and universities throughout the country for on-the-job training and professional development. Many of the firm’s management personnel have completed the training course.

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BREWER – The Brewer City Council has undertaken study of a long-range plan to protect against possible stream pollution in the community, according to City Manager Ronald E. Stewart.

Stewart suggested the study as a guard against possible trouble and unnecessary expense in the future. There is no stream pollution problem in the city at the present time, he said, but he recommended that the council adopt some kind of plan that could be used in case any problem should develop.

Many other Maine communities have suddenly found themselves faced with serious difficulties caused by dumping of industrial wastes into inland streams and lakes, he said, because they failed to prepare for the possibility.

In Brewer’s case, he said, stream pollution probably would result in the city’s acceptance of several private sewers, which could present a serious strain on the present sewer system unless properly planned.

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OLD TOWN – A $1,000 donation to the proposed new swimming pool project, to be sponsored by the Inter-organizational Council of Old Town, has been approved by the Orono-Old Town Kiwanis Club, it was announced by publicity chairman Richard Cousins.

Enthusiasm has been growing among the citizens of Old Town and vicinity who hope to see the pool as a reality, officials reported.

A meeting of the coordinating committee was held and the name chosen for the new pool was A Memorial to Service Men of All Wars. This may or may not be shortened to Memorial Swimming Pool. It was decided at this meeting to set $20,000 as the goal to be raised for the project although the size and type was not determined.

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BUCKSPORT – More than 20 pupils from the Bridge Street School under the direction of Mrs. James Snyder presented a program on birds and nature study at a meeting of the Bucksport Garden Club at the Jed Prouty Tavern.

The program was in the form of a broadcast with Mary Lou Cropley as announcer. Each member of the group gave some facts about the Audubon Society and the local society.

Some referred to books and magazines used. Some pictures drawn by members were shown and bird call records played. The program closed with a song.

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CASTINE – The lobby outside the main entrance to the Goodyear gymnasium in Akron, Ohio, was recently the scene of a memorial occasion for the retired dean of company athletics, Edwin S. Conner of Akron and Castine. President E.J. Thomas of Goodyear unveiled a bronze plaque honoring the 35 years of loyal service Conner gave Goodyear.

Conner was born in Penobscot and is a graduate of the Castine Normal School, and received a bachelor’s degree at Bates College in 1906, where he was active in basketball, football, baseball and hockey.

Mr. and Mrs. Conner now spend a greater part of the year at their home in Castine.

100 years ago – March 3, 1905

BUCKSPORT – M.H. Harriman claims the record on raising large hogs. He recently killed two and shipped them to Bangor this week, where they sold for a good price. The weight was 971 pounds; one was seven months old and the other was eight months old. Who can take the record from him?

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BUCKSPORT – Harry Grant received from Bangor the white deer which he had the good luck to shoot last fall while on his annual hunting trip. He has had it mounted and it looks very life like.

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ORONO – The annual indoor meet of the University of Maine Athletic Association will be held in April in the college gymnasium among the four undergraduate classes. The purpose is to bring out new material. In a college as large as UMaine is getting to be, there are a great many fellows who, if they were induced to come out for the team, would make point winners at the meet in the spring.

Thus through class rivalry, new material is discovered. It is also a means of bringing out the faults of the men and thus giving them a chance to overcome these faults before the big meet.

Compiled by Ardeana Hamlin